About the book
From 1965 to 2005, the United Teachers of New Orleans (UTNO) defied the South’s conservative anti-union efforts to become the largest local in Louisiana. Jesse Chanin argues that UTNO accomplished and maintained its strength through strong community support, addressing a Black middle-class political agenda, internal democracy, and drawing on the legacy and tactics of the civil rights movement by combining struggles for racial and economic justice, all under Black leadership and with a majority women and Black membership. However, the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina provided the state government and local charter school advocates with the opportunity to remake the school system and dismantle the union. Authorities fired 7,500 educators, marking the largest dismissal of Black teaching staff since Brown v. Board of Education.
Chanin highlights the significant staying power and political, social, and community impact of UTNO, as well as the damaging effects of the charter school movement on educators.
Editions of Building Power, Breaking Power
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781469678214
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781469678221
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469678238
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469678245
- EBook
- ISBN 9798890887061
- PDF
- ISBN 9798890887054
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From 1965 to 2005, the United Teachers of New Orleans (UTNO) defied the South’s conservative anti-union efforts to become the largest local in Louisiana. Jesse Chanin argues that UTNO accomplished and maintained its strength through strong community support, addressing a Black middle-class political agenda, internal democracy, and drawing on the legacy and tactics of the civil rights movement by combining struggles for racial and economic justice, all under Black leadership and with a majority women and Black membership. However, the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina provided the state government and local charter school advocates with the opportunity to remake the school system and dismantle the union. Authorities fired 7,500 educators, marking the largest dismissal of Black teaching staff since Brown v. Board of Education.
Chanin highlights the significant staying power and political, social, and community impact of UTNO, as well as the damaging effects of the charter school movement on educators.
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What is Building Power, Breaking Power about?
From 1965 to 2005, the United Teachers of New Orleans (UTNO) defied the South’s conservative anti-union efforts to become the largest local in Louisiana. Jesse Chanin argues that UTNO accomplished and maintained its strength through strong community support, addressing a Black middle-class political agenda, internal democracy, and drawing on the legacy and tactics of the civil rights movement by combining struggles for racial and economic justice, all under Black leadership and with a majority women and Black membership. However, the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina provided the state government and local charter school advocates with the opportunity to remake the school system and dismantle the union. Authorities fired 7,500 educators, marking the largest dismissal of Black teaching staff since Brown v. Board of Education.
Chanin highlights the significant staying power and political, social, and community impact of UTNO, as well as the damaging effects of the charter school movement on educators.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Building Power, Breaking Power?
History and Archaeology > History > History of the Americas
Where can I read a sample of Building Power, Breaking Power?
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How long is Building Power, Breaking Power and how many pages does it have?
Building Power, Breaking Power has 336 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Building Power, Breaking Power?
Jesse Chanin
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Building Power, Breaking Power is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781469678214) and paperback(ISBN 9781469678221) and ebook(ISBN 9781469678238) and ebook(ISBN 9781469678245) and ebook(ISBN 9798890887061) and pdf(ISBN 9798890887054)
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